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The Weir Group PLC and Shengli Oilfield Highland Petroleum Equipment Co. Ltd. (“Highland”) announce the formation of a joint venture to provide
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Wesco Abu Dhabi received an additional contract to their long-standing existing agreement with Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company. The new contract is for the full operations and maintenance of two major Sequential Batch Reactor waste water treatment plants in Mafraq, Emirates of Abu Dhabi. Wesco has 200 employees situated between the two plants where 50,000 cubic meters of primary sewage will be treated, increasing the secondary treatment capacity.
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Weir Oil & Gas Deer Park Texas service centre successfully completed an engineering evaluation and mechanical design upgrade on a high energy mainline centrifugal pump installed at the Magellan Pipeline Cushing, Oklahoma tank farm.
Magellan Midstream Partners owns and operates a diverse portfolio of energy assets incorporating transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products. The current asset portfolio includes over 80 petroleum products terminals, a 9500 mile petroleum products pipeline system and an 1100 mile ammonia pipeline system.
The critical 9500 mile mainline unit was installed to manage output demands for Magellan customers located in the North of America. Howerver, following completion of the installation and start up, the pump unit experienced excessive vibration levels which made the unit inoperable. The original equipment manufacturer was unable to resolve the issue and Weir Oil & Gas were asked to evaluate the situation to provide corrective action planning.
Results of the comprehensive engineering research concluded that the unit experienced a phenomenon known as vane passing frequency vibration and the corrective action plan recommended that a complete
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Amco Weir received recognition from a major oil producer in Saudi Arabia for support and the innovative design of a rotor shipping stand. This unique design, created by Ghulam Mustafa, pumpshop superintendent, acts as a carry case ensuring that the expensive rotor assembly can be safely shipped without damage to stationary and rotating components. The stand can also be used to ship spare rotors and long term storage on site.
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Chevron Upstream Europe awarded a contract to Weir Oil & Gas Aberdeen for the provision of pump inspection and maintenance services. Chevron Upstream Europe's operations include the Captain Field that started producing in 1977 and the Alba platform discovered in 1984, brought on stream in 1994.
The scope of the contract includes the provision of onshore workshop repairs, comprehensive engineering service for equipment modifications, technical support involving investigations and consultancy services and a full suite of offshore engineering services including optimisation of pump units and service performance.
The contract is a key strategic development for Weir Oil & Gas Aberdeen as it was awarded following the success of two highly production critical upgrades for the Captain field where extensive technical expertise and experience was used to meet tight delivery schedules to ensure the units were successfully commissioned and operating.
Gary Cochrane, Operations Manager, Weir Oil & Gas Aberdeen said " This contract is testament to the excellent technical expertise, strategic planning and delivery within the team enabling us to build a solid relationship with Chevron. We look forward to developing this rel
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In June, business units from all three Weir Divisions exhibited at the Global Petroleum show in Calgary, Canada. Weir highlighted their ability to support the upstream pressure pumping and oil sands markets through Weir SPM, Weir Oil & Gas Services, Weir Minerals Floway, Weir Minerals Warman, Weir Minerals Hazleton and Weir valves companies. The display included centrifugal pump and valve solutions, the new Megas Barge application for oil sands, the TWS 2400 frac pump and fluid end repair solutions for the pressure pumping market. The event was a success with continual traffic and many key customers visiting the Weir exhibit.
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